The Black Hole War

Leonard Susskind talked about his book The Black Hole War: My Battle with Stephen Hawking to Make The World Safe for Quantum Mechanics (Litt… read more

Leonard Susskind talked about his book The Black Hole War: My Battle with Stephen Hawking to Make The World Safe for Quantum Mechanics (Little, Brown, and Company). In his book Dr. Susskind writes about his disagreements with physicist Stephen Hawking regarding the nature of black holes. The two scientists, along with a third from Holland, argued about the topic for over two decades. Dr. Susskind responded to questions from the audience. K.C. Cole moderated.

Leonard Susskind is a professor of theoretical physics at Stanford University. He is the author of The Cosmic Landscape: String Theory and the Illusion of Intelligent Design. close

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  • K.C. Cole Visiting Professor University of Southern California->Annenberg School of Journalism
  • Leonard Susskind Professor Stanford University->Theoretical Physics

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The Black Hole War

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Program ID:
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Category:
Public Affairs Event
Format:
Speech
Location:
Los Angeles, California, United States
First Aired:
Aug 17, 2008 | 8:05pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
Last Aired:
Dec 14, 2008 | 12:01am EST | C-SPAN 2

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  • Aug 17, 2008 | 8:05pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • Aug 18, 2008 | 1:28am EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • Sep 06, 2008 | 8:00pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • Sep 08, 2008 | 6:58am EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • Sep 15, 2008 | 1:02am EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • Dec 13, 2008 | 8:01am EST | C-SPAN 2
  • Dec 14, 2008 | 12:01am EST | C-SPAN 2
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